“Look Shaylin,” Damian sighed and Shaylin’s heart instantly sank to the pits of deepest despair assuming he was going to reject her…why else would he start with “look, Shaylin”, right? But one word in particular caught her attention as he continued talking.
“I’m not going to lie…my position as head warrior and training the pack members were two of the most important things to me…stuff that kept me going each day without finding my mate for so long. My home, my friends and my entire way of life in that pack was what mattered most as I had nothing more dear than that to give myself to.”
Shaylin, who had been listening to Damian as they swayed on the dance floor, suddenly froze on the spot.
“Wait…what do you mean by ‘were’?” Shaylin asked him.
“That is exactly what I mean. They were…bu
